An Historical and Descriptive Account of the four species of Peruvian Sheep called Carneros de la Tierra;

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To which are added Particulars respecting the Domestication of the Two Wild Species and the Experiments hitherto made by the Spaniards to cross the respective breeds to improve their wools &c. London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1811. 8vo. Orig. half calf over rubbed marbled paper boards (spine extremities worn but sound). (184pp.). With 3 full-page delicately hand-col. aquatint plates by T. Wageman. Some light soiling and a slight ink stain on p.28 otherwise a generally good copy of the extremely rare 1st ed.